Honeybees pollinate more than one-third of the world’s crops and are vital to the food supply. Beekeeping has been in practice in Heifer South Africa’s Blouberg Integrated Food Security and Household Farming Project since 2013.

There seems to be a common misconception about nonprofit organizations: we fear data, innovation and the success of other organizations. While I cannot speak for other organizations, I can attest that is not the case at Heifer International.

During Wilson's leadership with the Co-SHARE project 46 original families and two generations of pass on families (92 in all) were able to receive tangible and intangible gifts from the project within two years—a feat other projects might take three years to accomplish. The Co-SHARE families continue the Pass...